James Hale is currently an Administrative Case Manager at the 11th Circuit, United States Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been in several roles with the Court since 1997. While attending Morehouse College, James started a career at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper and was there for 15 years.
A mentor at heart, James has served in several volunteer endeavors: 10 years as a ‘Big’ in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, 10 years as a reading mentor in the Everybody Wins reading mentor program, as well as volunteering at the Safehouse Outreach Center.
Before joining Black Men Run, he had three or four 5K races. Since joining Black Men Run’s Atlanta chapter in 2013, he has also served as Captain for the Atlanta chapter for 4.5 years and is currently serving as one of three National Vice-Captains over the organization since 2022.
As part of the Senior Leadership Team, James serves as Communications Director. In this role, he produces several newsletters throughout the year, articles for the BMR website and he co-hosts a podcast called Black Men Run’s The Healthy Brotherhood Experience. This podcast highlights various men in the organization and covers a variety of topics affecting those men.
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